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you can usually blow an insect off of you easier with a breath than with a
slap or a slam.
only truly evil foes like mosquitos deserve such a fate.
don't try it against spiders, because their fangs are naturally pointed *down*
but blowing is better
they won't suffer any harm
also it's often easier because the bugs don't cooperate when you try to put
them on a paper-thin platter.
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look, it's alright if you have a pile of clothes on your bedroom floor.
Just... please make sure it doesn't connect to your mattress. Bugs can climb
up it and bite you in your sleep. Trust me.
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you don't have to punch like a stabbing jab, you can just clench your fists
and swing your arms if you think your foe would be dissuaded by something as
simple as physical violence.
newtons of force are newtons, after all. if you don't practice punching, why
not use other muscles? the haymaker is a full body affair.
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if you want to win when confronting a spirit, all you have to do is convince
it that you've beaten it.
as long as you're persistent then you're fine. Unless, of course, there's a
beast of a man hiding behind the illusion, in which case you should do your
best to avoid being stabbed or whatever.
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if you ride a bike often, master the front kick.
most hand-to-hand combat is resolved with a grapple and a knife in the ribs. A
front kick is designed not for impact, but rather to *push* your opponent
away, out of arm's reach, giving you a chance to escape.
I'm going to shower and sleep. Goodnight.
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it's often better to take two knives to a knife fight than a gun to a knife
fight
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predators don't hunt animals, they hunt diseases.
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would you feet a cat at your door?
how about a crow?
would you water a dying plant? (don't, they get waterlogged if the soil is
already moist)
what if a dear
what if dear food
what if bear
what if bear food
what if dogpack
what if dogpackfoodtearchompbitepullsavor
I'd feeeed my self but dollars and errands are hard : (
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dear god, why don't girls carry around swords? nobody's gonna wanna mess with
you if you got a blade. [nope wrong they still will, but close. the actual
answer is that if you notice injustice, you can draw your sword and engage.
"stop, why are you doing this sir" attends to the citizens like a justice
police.|'-> I see, well please step aside so she can pass.]
when people are noticed from their flanks, they tend to panic and disengage.
unless they're in a frenzy or a rage, then they are an uncontrollable storm.
but once it wears off, they are surrounded. frenzies are rare. often glorious
in their flair. hence, why a lady with a sword can help clear the air. in a
crowded room, she approaches when she notices there are enough swords for
those belligerents who are armed. otherwise, she is outclassed.
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hear ye hear ye, I officially un-curse bugs, you are now welcome once again,
please return at your leisure. Maybe next spring?
... please?
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what if there were wildlife crossings (bridges over highways) but underneath
each house for the creepy crawlies
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living in a nest of vipers is great because you get to test daily whether or
not they value things besides venom
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if you ever survive a conflict, convince everyone to travel to different
nearby cities. Continue to do so, spread the word of your victory.
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"people aren't supposed to have holes in them with bugs and shit until after
they die. it wasn't supposed to be like this."
yeah man. I know.
for the weak
for the meak
all we need is one week
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if you ever need to take a cold shower, you can make it easier by acclimating
yourself slowly. The easiest way to do this is to spread water over successive
parts of your body with your hands - I usually start with my thighs, then
legs, then belly and butt, then chest, neck, then face. After that you should
be good to get in the water.
somehow it's less painful if it's applied by a warm hand, and yet it gets you
comfortable in the cold just the same. curious...
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in a battle, your foe's greatest weapon is the screams of your falling.
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I spent so long searching for the right answers, I didn't realize lips that
are loosened have kill counts of their own.
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@user-883
this is how our islands become swamps
I'd love to live in a bog, so many bugs.
keep the spiders around, and they could feast on your toes (ouch)
or, hear me out, or, they could spin webs and keep the other bugs out
are you a bug or a girl or a guy or a bug or a girl or a
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I wish I could buy some locally native spiders on the internet to live in my
house and eat all these fruit flies -.-
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when you're out in the rain, it's natural to take your clothes off. but then
they rob you while you're blind (sleeping) or otherwise pre-occupied like by
being in the rain without any clothes on because it's more comfortable to keep
your clothes dry inside of doors (cabinets in the wood) (mounted to trees or
soil or walls) and then you gotta find your own (we keep them in stores)
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@user-521
perhaps we as humans needed to face them not just physically, but spiritually
as well. Hence the focus on willpower and fighting prowess.
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It's always better to take a knife to a fist fight than a gun to a riot night.
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resisting the urge to feed the ants who live under my desk...
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if you want the upper hand on a god, then surprise them.
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bugs exist at a different framerate than larger lifeforms and no I won't
elaborate
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you can intimidate *anyone* by saying "hello. we know more than you."
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@user-129 if you throw your plate across the room instead of eating well then
it was probably an accident. if you keep doing it and are being a huge brat
about it then maybe you should go in time-out until you are ready to sit at
the table and eat like an adult. plates are expensive yo, and people are
starving (for housing) in Africa or whatever.
in related news, I heard that ~40% of homes in America are empty. I don't know
if that's still true, I read it in like, 2014. I wonder if it's higher or
lower now?
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my favorite enemy is one you never need to fight.
"they would give us a king, and you're worried about broken windows?"
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What if we just banished people who broke the rules? Then nobody would rarely
get hurt. [do they take care of them elsewhere?]
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@user-750
if you aren't afraid, then either you aren't in danger or you've misjudged
your opponent.
if you're constantly afraid, then they cannot yet defeat you.
EDIT: either that, or they need you.
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the second rule is you don't have to hang out with mortals. there are places
you can go where they won't find you, except by accident, and then you just go
somewhere else.
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if we didn't have society, we'd quickly devolve into beasts of burden and
nobody really wants that, do we? much more fun to let the cow-puters handle
that. we humans can use our creativity and intellect just like all the other
animals who we've liberated from our own chains. Would you want your daughters
shoveling shit or writing poetry?
I personally think shoveling shit is less dangerous, but something something
what-do-i-know something something who-can-say.
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Nobody will tell you what to do, at least not until you ask. Be where they can
see you, and you'll be given a task. If you can do it, say "BRB" - one moment,
let me handle that for you.
If you can't, say "good luck", and they'll find someone else who can.
It's okay to pass a task off - if someone says "Here's what I need, gotta go"
then you say "sure, yeah, I'll get someone on it" - then, go find someone to
do it.
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the most successful strategy is always to strike from a position of strength.
whether that be timing or power, the goal is to defeat the problem that lies
before you. One by one, problems are solved, until at last you're through the
worst of it. Then it's just a matter of expressing dominance, and "this is how
thing's're gonna be."
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